Isaiah 64:4

For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither has the eye seen, O God, besides thee, [what] he has prepared for him who waits for him.

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In The King James Version

For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.

In Context

3When thou did fearful things which we did not look for, thou came down; the mountains quaked at thy presence.

5Thou meet him who rejoices and works righteousness, those who remember thee in thy ways. Behold, thou were angry, and we sinned. Therefore we have erred.

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Cross References

Ezra 9:7Since the days of our fathers we have been exceedingly guilty to this day. And for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to plund

Psalms 62:1My soul waits in silence for God only. From him [is] my salvation.

Psalms 130:5I wait for LORD. My soul waits, and in his word do I hope,

Isaiah 30:18And therefore LORD will wait, that he may be gracious to you. And therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you. For LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.

Lamentations 3:25LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.

Daniel 9:8O LORD, to us belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our rulers, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 64:2-6

Prayer for the Divine Presence; Blessings Prepared for the Saints. ( b. c. 706.) 1 Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence, 2 As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence! 3 When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence. 4 For since the beginning of… Read the whole commentary →

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